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Several long-time activists have told me recently they are overwhelmed, worried,
and think that we may be losing the struggle to end the imperial wars, save our
Constitution, and stop false flag terrorism.

One very smart friend asked me if there is any basis for hope.

But hope is an act of will, not a passive mood. Admittedly, things
are easier when circumstances bring hope to us, and we can just receive the
hopeful and inspiring news.

But if we care about winning, we have to be able to decide to have hope even
when outer circumstances aren’t so positive.

I have children who are counting on me to leave them with a reasonably safe
and sane planet. As I’ve said elsewhere,
“I care too much about my kids and my freedom to be afraid. I care enough
about them that it gets my heart beating, connects me to something bigger than
myself, and that gives me courage, even when the chips are down.”

If I allowed myself to lose hope about exposing false flag terror, about protecting
our freedom, about preventing World War III, I would be dropping the ball for
my kids. I would be condemning them to a potentially very grey world where bigger
and more violent false flags are carried out, where their liberties and joys
are wholly stripped away, where every ounce of vitality is beholden to “the
war effort”.

Many of us may be motivated by other things besides kids in our fight against
fascism, propaganda, perennial war, and government-sponsored terrorism.…

NEW YORK — In George Martin’s experience — and that includes 14 years as a New York Giants defensive end — real heroes aren’t found inside Sunday afternoon huddles.

“I’ve been termed a hero for playing a kids’ game at a pro level, and that does not rise to the level of heroic,” Martin said Saturday. “I think of 9/11, when I saw people respond and put their health, their careers, their lives in jeopardy.”

Six years later, there is evidence that many rescue and recovery workers could be in danger from lethal or crippling illnesses linked to their time at ground zero. Martin, 54, hopes to raise $10 million for these victims with a cross-country walk, heading from the George Washington Bridge to the Golden Gate Bridge.

“Look at the people who were down at the World Trade Center — they were our neighbors, our relatives, our friends,” Martin said. “These are people we knew, people who are part of the fabric of our community. I’m cognizant of our responsibilities to them.”

Like many in the New York area, Martin had a personal connection to the terrorist attack that killed 2,750 people on that bright September morning. Two of his northern New Jersey neighbors, a pair of 23-year-old men, were among those who died when the twin towers collapsed.

Martin, a South Carolina native, put down roots in the metropolitan New York area after he was drafted in the 11th round by the Giants in 1975.…

September 23, 2007 — Seven CIA veterans have severely criticized the official account of 9/11 and have called for a new investigation. “I think at simplest terms, there’s a cover-up. The 9/11 Report is a joke,” said Raymond McGovern, 27-year veteran of the CIA, who chaired National Intelligence Estimates during the seventies. “There are a whole bunch of unanswered questions. And the reason they’re unanswered is because this administration will not answer the questions,” he said. McGovern, who is also the founder of VIPS (Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity), is one of many signers of a petition to reinvestigate 9/11.[1]

Raymond McGovern

During his 27-year CIA career, McGovern personally delivered intelligence briefings to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, their Vice Presidents, Secretaries of State, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and many other senior government officials. Upon retirement in 1990, McGovern was awarded the CIA’s Intelligence Commendation Medallion and received a letter of appreciation from then President George H. W. Bush. However, McGovern returned the award[2] in 2006 in protest of the current George W. Bush Administration’s advocacy and use of torture.

In his blurb for 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out, edited by David Ray Griffin and Peter Dale Scott, McGovern wrote[3]: “It has long been clear that the Bush-Cheney administration cynically exploited the attacks of 9/11 to promote its imperial designs. But the present… Continue reading →

On September 11, 2007 there was more action for 9/11 truth in more locations around the world than ever before. Watch a slide show of actions here … And plan now to join us on October 11th. See you in the streets!

Following are key details of the martial law implemented by General Jaruzelski
in Poland on December 13, 1981.

The immediate reasons for the martial law were:

* Social unrest and opposition to the existing political system led by the
“Solidarity” movement, culminating in a call to establish national
self-government outside of the official government structures;

* Pressure put on Polish government by the Soviet Union and other communist
governments in the Soviet Block to outlaw “Solidarity” and to minimize
its influence on similar popular movements in other communist countries;

* Crashing economy, market shortages, and a resulting recession.

There are many similarities between the situation that led to the establishment
of martial law in Poland and the current situation in the United States and
other Western countries. Among these, the most relevant are:

* Expected popular protest and social unrest to oppose the corporate take over
of the political system, the end of democracy, and the continental deep integration;

* Expected protests and organized action to oppose the war agenda;

* Crashing economy and a possibility of a market break down.

Due to these similarities, it can be expected that the organization and management
of the martial law in the United States (and possibly in other western countries)
will be similar to that in Poland two and a half decades ago. It is also possible
that forces preparing the martial law today draw on experiences and conclusions
from the “Jaruzelski’s War Against the Nation.”… Continue reading →

9/11: Family Members, First Responders & Experts Speak Out Join us for this powerful one-day symposium Saturday November 3, 2007 Saint Joseph College West Hartford , Connecticut Sponsored by Citizens for a New 9/11 Investigation

Join us for an authoritative one-day symposium exploring the questions that still surround the events of September 11th, 2001. Our intention is to bring the undisclosed stories, testimony and evidence concerning 9/11 into mainstream public discourse. It is our belief that an educated public will demand new independent investigations that will ultimately lead to our larger goals of justice and redress for the countless victims of 9/11 and its aftermath.

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. with lunch and dinner breaks

Program: The program starts at 10 am with a showing of the first part of the documentary film “9/11 Press for Truth” introduced by Robert McIlvane, 9/11 family member who lost his son on 9/11 followed by presentations and panels through to 10 pm.

William Rodriguez, who was working as custodian in-charge of three 110-story
stairwells in the North Tower of the World Trade Center on the day it was destroyed,
and who personally saved fifteen others from certain death, will share his harrowing
experience of the 9-11 tragedy at a special presentation, Thursday, November
1st at 7 pm, at the Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Avenue in Oakland, California.
He will also explain his deep disappointment with what he describes as serious
inadequacies in the final report by the 9-11 Commission.

At the White House on five occasions and recognized as a “National Hero”
by the Senate of Puerto Rico, William Rodriguez, in possession of a master key
to all of the stairwell doors at each floor in the 110 story building that day,
personally saved the lives of 15 people and aided NYC firefighters in saving
hundreds of others.

Rodriguez has used his recognition as one of the true heroes of that tragic
day to help draft and pass legislation on behalf of victim’s family members
and survivors, to help raise millions of dollars for the victims of 9/11 and
their families, to bring attention to the health concerns of thousands of first
responders, now sick with “Ground Zero Syndrome,” and to lobby for
the creation of the 9/11 Commission.

To restore the Constitution’s checks and balances and protections against
government abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 15, 2007

Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign
Affairs, and Select Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To restore the Constitution’s checks and balances and protections against government
abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007′.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings- Congress makes the following findings:

(1) Unchecked power by any branch leads to oppressive transgressions on individual
freedoms and ill-considered government policies.

(2) The Founding Fathers enshrined checks and balances in the Constitution
to protect against government abuses to derail ill-conceived domestic or foreign
endeavors.

(3) Checks and balances make the Nation safer by preventing abuses that would
be exploited by Al Qaeda to boost terrorist recruitment, would deter foreign
governments from cooperating in defeating international terrorism, and would
make the American people reluctant to support aggressive counter-terrorism measures.…

West Hartford Symposium Saturday Nov. 3rd: Activist and actor Ed Asner to open the day’s events

It is now confirmed that seven-time Emmy award winner and political activist Ed Asner will giving the opening remarks for the Nov. 3rd 9/11 Symposium in West Hartford CT. (www.911hartford.org). Please see Mr Asner’s biography and comments about 9/11 truth at PatriotsQuestion911.com.

Mr. Asner also mentioned his questions about 9/11 in this recent interview in the Hartford Courant.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) announced he would move to force a vote next week on his resolution calling for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney.

“The momentum is building for impeachment,” Kucinich said in a statement on his Web site. “Millions of citizens across the nation are demanding Congress rein in the Vice President’s abuse of power.

Kucinich said he plans to introduce a privileged resolution, which would have priority for a House floor vote, on Nov. 6. A vote on the measure would be required within two days.

Observers expect a motion to table Kucinich’s resolution, which has 21 Democratic co-sponsors. It is almost certain that such a move to kill the resolution would be successful, but activists are urging members of Congress to support Kucinich’s move.

“We need you to ask your representative to vote No on tabling, Yes on giving impeachment a chance,” wrote David Swanson on the pro-impeachment Website AfterDowningStreet.org. “Those who vote Yes to table cannot use the excuse that ‘We don’t have the votes,’ since others will at that same instant with exactly the same exertion be voting No. Please scroll down to contact Congress and the media right away!”

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has long said that impeachment was “off the table” and Kucinich has had little success spurring legislative action on his resolutions, despite the growing number of lawmakers who have signed on as co-sponsors since it was introduced this spring.

From The People’s Email Network:
We Must Support H.Res. 333 To Impeach Cheney

Dennis Kucinich has stepped forward to bring the resolution to
impeach Cheney as a privileged resolution. This means that the House
is forced to consider it. So what are the so-called leaders of the
House planning on doing? They are “planning” on trying to quash
debate with an obscure parliamentary trick called a “motion to
table”. So what are we planning on doing?

We’re planning on calling each and every member of the House of
Representatives and demand that they actually represent us. We’re
planning on demanding that they support H.Res. 333 and give it a full
and free debate and hearing, and to reject the motion to table. We’re
planning on telling them that unless they stand up for the people
now, we will find new and different candidates for their seats,
through primary challenges if necessary in the very next election.

Here again, we have created a special web page where you can lookup
the local district office phone numbers of your own personal house
member.

H.Res 333 Action Page: http://www.usalone.com/hres333.php

Again, if you can’t get through to your house member in Washington,
use the instant lookup function on the page above to get the name of
your own representative and all their local phone numbers.

Unless Cheney is impeached they will absolutely bomb Iran. Unless
Cheney is impeached they will absolutely start World War 3, and very
likely declare martial law and officially suspend the constitution,
as just happened in Pakistan.…

In case you’d like to remind representatives of their Federal Oath of Office when you make the calls . . .

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.

*Impeachment Next Step: Judiciary Committee HEARINGS* (Ed.: What follows has been adapted, with appreciation, from Democrats.com. Lest you think this is a “Democrats-only” issue, please see the two articles at the end of this call to action.)

Thanks to Dennis Kucinich, Tuesday was an historic day for impeachment!

As promised, Kucinich requested a floor vote on H.Res. 333, and as expected, BushDemocrat Leader Steny Hoyer moved to table the bill. And then all hell broke loose as 165 Republicans voted with Kucinich and 85 other brave Democrats to force a debate on impeachment and thereby embarass Nancy Pelosi.

To block that debate, Hoyer moved to send H.Res. 333 back to the Judiciary Committee, and that motion passed with the support of all but 5 Democrats (Kucinich, Bob Filner, Marcy Kaptur, Maxine Waters, and Ed Towns). A live blog of the proceedings is posted at http://impeachcheney.org

Representatives Wexler and Shea-Porter have now announced support for hearings:

In an e-mail to supporters on November 7, 2007, Representative Robert Wexler, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, stated that

I will urge the Judiciary Committee to schedule impeachment hearings immediately and not let this issue languish as it has over the last six months.

In the six years since the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, the mainstream media in America has largely been a mouthpiece of the Bush administration. All of the major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and others had until recently, been silently complicit in the cover-up of the events of that day, the un-Constitutional wars that would follow, and the steady erosion of our Constitutionally protected rights.

When the “9-11 Truth” community grew to the point that it could no longer be ignored, these same networks that had ignored the issue for so long began to attack individuals and groups of individuals who were seeking answers to the lingering questions which still remain about 9-11. As the success of various truth movements continues to broaden, these attacks have now escalated to include Peace activists, monetary reform activists, and now even supporters of Presidential candidate Ron Paul. Recent attacks have suggested that the 9-11 movement, Peace activists, and Ron Paul supporters are terrorists, and some in the media have implied that we should be silenced.

LET IT BE KNOWN THAT

* 1) We are proud Americans exercising our First Amendment Rights to free speech and the right to petition our government for a redress of grievances. * 2) We categorically condemn and refute any and all attempts to associate us with foreign or domestic terrorism. Our entire mission is to oppose terrorism in all its forms, including false flag terrorism. We abhor violence in all its forms, whether committed by individuals or by governments.…

Most people I talk to believe 9/11 was an inside job. I talk to everyone, cab
drivers, limo drivers, phone solicitors, etc. etc. The overwhelming majority
think 9/11 was an inside job perpetrated by our government.

HOWEVER, almost as many shrug and give me comments along the lines of “it
doesn’t matter what I do.”

Let me tell you a story about what one person can do. A few months after 9/11
I began to learn a lot about the failures of the US Air Force and FAA to do
their job on 9/11 while four commercial jet liners flew over the most protected
airspace in the human history crashing planes into buildings; US Army training
of the alleged hijackers; insider stock trades against American and United Airlines
the day before 9/11 by a CIA connected financial institution; etc. etc.

I began collecting emails for every fire department and firemen’s union, all
their officers, etc. etc. and emailing these 9/11 questions out to firemen across
the US, Canada, and beyond.

I then began standing outside a Unity church in Kansas City on Sundays, and
on a busy city corner during the week, with a poster reading, “What is
Bush Hiding About 9/11? Stop the 9/11 Cover Up!” One day a Kansas City
Fire Department hook and ladder truck honked at me, and all the Firemen cheered,
and gave… Continue reading →

“Those of us aware and concerned demand that the glaringly erroneous
official account of 9/11 be dismissed as a fraud and a new, thorough and impartial
investigation be undertaken.” ~ Dr. Lynn Margulis (Distinguished
University of Massachusetts professor, National Medal of Science recipient,
National Academy of Science’s Space Science Board Committee on Planetary Biology
and Chemical Evolution, former chairperson.

“I think in simplest terms, there’s a cover-up. The 9/11 report is a
joke… Now there are a whole bunch of unanswered questions. And the reason
they’re unanswered is because this administration will not answer the questions.”~ Ray McGovern 27-year CIA veteran in charge of President’s Daily Brief.
Founder, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS).

The 234th Anniversary of the Boston
Tea Party: 9/11 Truth Comes to the “Hub”

In 1858, Oliver Wendell Holmes coined the phrase, “The Hub of the Solar
System,” when referring to the Massachusetts State House in an Atlantic
Monthly article, “The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table,” in which he
boastfully implied that Boston at that time was the center of everything intellectual.
One hundred and forty nine years after Holmes penned the affectionate metaphor
and two hundred and thirty four years after the infamous Boston Tea Party, Bostonians
are again attempting to appeal to the “Hub’s” intellectual prowess,
this time with regard to the academic and scientific challenges taking place
around the world concerning the government’s official explanations of the September
11, 2001 attacks.

“Those of us aware and concerned demand that the glaringly erroneous official
account of 9/11 be dismissed as a fraud and a new, thorough and impartial investigation
be undertaken” -LYNN MARGULIS (Distinguished University of Massachusetts
professor, member of the National Academy of Sciences, National Medal of Science
recipient).…

I’ve previously written about the importance of 9/11 polls, as most people
follow the herd. In other words, since polls show that the majority of people
doubt the government’s version of 9/11, citing the polls is very important in
convincing people who are not aware of the facts.

Well, I just read a study which says that even one dissenting voice can give
people permission to think for themselves. Specifically:

Solomon Asch, with experiments originally carried out in the 1950s and well-replicated
since, highlighted a phenomenon now known as “conformity”. In the
classic experiment, a subject sees a puzzle like the one in the nearby diagram:
Which of the lines A, B, and C is the same size as the line X? Take a moment
to determine your own answer…

The gotcha is that the subject is seated alongside a number of other people
looking at the diagram – seemingly other subjects, actually confederates of
the experimenter. The other “subjects” in the experiment, one after
the other, say that line C seems to be the same size as X. The real subject
is seated next-to-last. How many people, placed in this situation, would say
“C” – giving an obviously incorrect answer that agrees with the
unanimous answer of the other subjects? What do you think the percentage would
be?

Three-quarters of the subjects in Asch’s experiment gave a “conforming”
answer at least once. A third of the subjects conformed more than half the
time.

Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL 19th), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, has established a website,www.wexlerwantshearings.com, inviting public support for his call to hold hearings on the Kucinich H.R. 333/799, a bill to impeach the vice president.

H.R. 333, introduced on April 24, 2007, languished motionless, though it gathered twenty-two co-sponsors, until November 6, when its author, Ohio Democrat and presidential candidate, Dennis Kucinich, brought it to the House floor as a privileged motion. The bill has three articles outlining some of the high crimes and misdemeanors alleged against the vice president. The first two articles concern the misrepresentation of intelligence about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and Iraqi ties to al Qaida in the run-up to the war, launched in March of ’03. The third pertains to the more recent lies about and threats to launch an illegal war against Iran.

The bill created unexpected drama on the House floor. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) made an immediate and expected motion to table, a move that would, if passed, have effectively killed the bill. A recorded vote was called and early voting marched along at more than 2:1 in favor of no debate. Then, as the tally reached around 250 to table, an extraordinary turnaround began. A significant number of Republican votes began to change. There was a rising buzz on the floor, audible as C-Span monitored the process, when votes for debate overtook those for tabling. When the dust had settled, it was 251-162 against tabling, a majority of Republicans joined by only 86 Democrats favoring debate.…